Jonson, Ben · published 1631 · first performed or written 1614 [Oct 31] (Annals) comedy · Lady Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 510 words
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By whose warrant? leave your canting. Gentlewoman, have I found you? (save ye, quit ye, and multiply ye) where's your book? 'twas a sufficient name I marked, let me see't, be not afraid to show't me. What would you with it, Sir? Mark it again, and again, at your service. Hear it is, Sir, this was it you marked. Palemon? far you well, far you well. How, Palemon! Yes faith, he has discovered it to you, now, and therefore 'twere vain to disguise it longer, I am yours, Sir, by the benefit of your fortune. And you have him Mistress, believe it, that shall never give you cause to repent her benefit, but make you rather to think that in this choice, she had both her eyes. I desire to put it to no danger of protestation. Palemon, the word, and Win-wife the man? Good Sir, vouchsafe a yoke-fellow in your madness, shun not one of the sanctified sisters, that would draw with you, in truth. Away, you are a heard of hypocritical proud Ignorants, rather wild, than mad. Fit for woods, and the society of beasts then houses, and the congregation of men. You are the second part of the society of Canters, Outlaws to order and Discipline, and the only privileged Church-robbers of Christendom. Let me alone. Palemon, the word, and Win-wife the man? I must uncover myself unto him, or I shall never enjoy him, for all the cunning men's promises. Good Sir, hear me, I am worth six thousand pound, my love to you, is become my rack, I'll tell you all, and the truth: since you hate the hypocrisy of the particoloured brotherhood. These seven years, I have been a wilful holy widow, only to draw feasts, and gifts from my entangled suitors: I am also by office, an assisting sister of the Deacons, and a devourer, in stead of a distributer of the alms. I am a special maker of marriages for our decayed Brethrens, with our rich widows; for a third part of their wealth, when they are married, for the relief of the poor elect: as also our poor handsome young Virgins, with our wealth Bachelors, or Widowers; to make them steal from their husbands, when I have confirmed them in the faith; and got all put into their custodies. And if I ha' not my bargain, they may sooner turn a scolding drab, in to a silent Minister, than make me leave pronouncing reprobation, and damnation unto them. Our elder, Zeal-of-the-land, would have had me, but I know him to be the capital Knave of the land, making himself rich, by being made Feoffee in trust to deceased Brethrens, and cozening their heirs, by swearing the absolute gift of their inheritance. And thus having eased my conscience, and uttered my heart, with the tongue of my love: enjoy all my deceits together. I beseech you. I should not have revealed this to you, but that in time I think you are mad, and I hope you'll think me so too, Sir?
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By whoſe warrant? leaue your canting. Gentlewoman, haue I found you? (ſaue yee, quit yee, and multiply yee) where's your booke? 'twas a ſufficient name I mark'd, let me ſee't, be not afraid to ſhew't me. What would you with it, Sir? Marke it againe, and againe, at your ſeruice. Heere it is, Sir, this was it you mark'd. Palemon? fare you well, fare you well. How, Palemon! Yes faith, hee has diſcouer'd it to you, now, and therefore 'twere vaine to diſguiſe it longer, I am yours, Sir, by the benefit of your fortune. And you haue him Miſtreſſe, beleeue it, that ſhall neuer giue you cauſe to repent her benefit, but make you rather to thinke that in this choyce, ſhe had both her eyes. I deſire to put it to no danger of proteſtation. Palemon, the word, and Win-wife the man? Good Sir, vouchſafe a yoakefellow in your madneſſe, ſhun not one of the ſanctified ſiſters, that would draw with you, in truth. Away, you are a heard of hypocriticall proud Ignorants, rather wilde, then mad. Fitter for woods, and the ſociety of beaſts thn houſes, and the congregation of men. You are the ſecond part of the ſociety of Canters, Outlawes to order and Diſcipline, and the onely priuiledg'd Church-robbers of Chriſtendome. Let me alone. Palemon, the word, and Winwife the man? I muſt vncouer my ſelfe vnto him, or I ſhall neuer enioy him, for all the cunning mens promiſes. Good Sir, heare mee, I am worth ſixe thouſand pound, my loue to you, is become my racke, I'll tell you all, and the truth: ſince you hate the hyporiſie of the party-coloured brother-hood. Theſe ſeuen yeeres, I haue beene a wilfull holy widdow, onely to draw feaſts, and gifts from my intangled ſuitors: I am alſo by office, an aſſiſting ſiſter of the Deacons, and a deuourer, in ſtead of a diſtributer of the alms. I am a ſpeciall maker of marriages for our decayed Brethren, with our rich widdowes; for a third part of their wealth, when they are marryed, for the reliefe of the poore elect: as alſo our poore handſome yong Virgins, with our wealthy Batchelors, or Widdowers; to make them ſteale from their husbands, when I haue confirmed them in the faith; and got all put into their cuſtodies. And if I ha' not my bargaine, they may ſooner turne a ſcolding drab, in to a ſilent Miniſter, then make me leaue pronouncing reprobation, and damnation vnto them. Our elder, Zeale-of-the-land, would haue had me, but I know him to be the capitall Knaue of the land, making himſelfe rich, by being made Feoffee in truſt to deceaſed Brethren, and coozning their heyres, by ſwearing the abſolute gift of their inheritance. And thus hauing eas'd my conſcience, and vtter'd my heart, with the tongue of my loue: enioy all my deceits together. I beſeech you. I ſhould not haue reuealed this to you, but that in time I thinke you are mad, and I hope you'll thinke mee ſo too, Sir?